contrived

/kənˈtraɪvd/📚 20024 1六级
If you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned. 虚假人为的

adjective [原级]人为的;做作的;不自然的

There was nothing contrived about what he said.
他说的话一点不假。

contri(看作contra, 反) + ve(=vene走) + d → 故意反着走 → 不自然的; 人为的
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The book's happy ending seemed contrived. 这部书大团圆的结局读来让人感到不真实。
His paintings are contrived and formulaic. 他的绘画作品有不自然和刻板之嫌。
They contrived a plan to defraud the company. 他们精心策划要欺诈那家公司。